Earnhardt says he'd like to race in Indy someday
July 9, 2009
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -Dale Earnhardt Jr. says he would jump at the chance to drive in the Indianapolis 500 if there were not a conflicting NASCAR race on the same day.
Rain washed out his plans for a ride in a two-seat Indy car on Thursday. Instead, he strapped himself behind the wheel and received a 10-minute driving lesson from former 500 winner Dan Wheldon.
Earnhardt said he ``picked his brains as hard as I could.'' And he said driving at Indianapolis ``definitely interests me,'' thought he has NASCAR's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte, N.C., on the same day.
However, he said he and many other NASCAR drivers would try Indy if the schedules could be resolved.
Rick Hendrick said he would like him to start racing NASCAR sometime this year